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Ortler Alps as a 3D Relief
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From the Ortler Alps we offer the Ortler and the Cevedale as a single-color Classic relief, plus the Ortler normal route and the pass road over the Stelvio Pass as a Track relief with a raised line. Every mountain relief is handmade in the Bavarian Alps.

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The Ortler Alps between South Tyrol, Trentino and Lombardy

The Ortler Alps, also called the Ortler group (Gruppo Ortles-Cevedale in Italian), are a mountain group of the Eastern Alps. They are shared by South Tyrol, Trentino, the Lombard provinces of Sondrio and Brescia and a small part of the canton of Grisons, with the largest part in South Tyrol. Ortler, Cevedale and the Stelvio Pass belong to Stelvio National Park, whose symbol is the golden eagle.

Ortler, Königspitze and Cevedale

At 3,905 m the Ortler is the highest point of South Tyrol and of the Tyrol region, and until 1919 it was the highest mountain of Austria-Hungary. The heavily glaciated mountain consists largely of main dolomite (Hauptdolomit), and its north face is considered the largest ice face in the Eastern Alps. It rises in a side ridge that separates the Trafoi Valley from the Sulden Valley. The second-highest summit of the group is the Königspitze (Gran Zebrù in Italian) at 3,851 m, the third-highest is Monte Cevedale at 3,769 m. The border between the province of Sondrio and Trentino runs over the Cevedale, which is Trentino's highest point; it is considered the highest ski touring mountain of the Ortler Alps.

The normal route up the Ortler

Archduke John of Austria had the first ascent organized in 1804; Josef Pichler, known as Pseyrer Josele, reached the summit with Johann Leitner and Johann Klausner. All routes to the summit are demanding high-alpine tours, and the most climbed is the normal route from the north. It starts at the Payer Hut on the Tabaretta ridge, named after Julius Payer, and leads, partly secured as a via ferrata, over the north ridge, the Tschierfeck and the Upper Ortler Glacier to the summit.

Stelvio Pass: 48 hairpins on the South Tyrolean side

The Stelvio Pass (Passo dello Stelvio in Italian, Stilfser Joch in German) lies at 2,757 m in the Ortler Alps. It is the highest pass in Italy reached by a paved road and, after the Col de l’Iseran, the second-highest mountain pass in the Alps. The road, built from 1820 to 1825 under the direction of Carlo Donegani, connects Bormio in Valtellina with Prad in the Vinschgau. Its 27.5 km South Tyrolean side has 48 hairpin bends, and the Giro d’Italia often crosses the pass. On a Track relief these hairpins become a raised line in the terrain.

The Ortler group as a ready-made relief

As a single-color Classic relief we offer the Ortler and the Cevedale. The normal route is shown on the Track relief Ortler Normal Route, the pass road on the Track relief Stelvio Pass.

Your own line in the Ortler group

Your own high-alpine tour on the Königspitze or your own ride up the Stelvio Pass becomes a Track relief with the GPX file. For a relief without a route around Sulden and Trafoi, use the live 3D configurator. Real elevation data form the basis, and every model is mounted on oak or stone pine.

The Ortler as a gift

An Ortler relief suits mountaineers who have done the normal route, the Cevedale suits ski tourers and the Stelvio Pass suits road cyclists who know its hairpins. An engraving on the base can carry the summit date or the ride time. If you can't decide, the gift card helps.

Which Ortler Alps reliefs are available ready-made?

The Ortler and the Cevedale are available in a single color as Relief Classic. With a raised line we offer the Ortler normal route from the Payer Hut and the pass road over the Stelvio Pass as Track. More passes, from the Timmelsjoch to the Col du Galibier, are in the Alpine Passes collection.

Can I order my ride up the Stelvio Pass as a relief?

Yes. Whether recorded by bike, motorcycle or car, the ride becomes a raised 3D line over the hairpins on the custom Relief Track, in red or white. The file comes as GPX or as a link from Strava, Komoot or Garmin, and up to two tracks fit on one relief.

Can I choose my own area around Sulden or the Königspitze?

Yes. In the live 3D configurator you search for Sulden, Trafoi or the Königspitze by name and move the area as you like. The preview shows the relief from all sides before you order. Sizes range from 10 × 10 cm to 28 × 28 cm.

Is the Ortler also available as a colored relief in winter mode?

Yes, as Relief Natural with true-to-nature coloring of forest, meadow, rock, water and snow. You set the snow line yourself and choose summer or winter mode. For ski tours on the Cevedale, winter mode is a good choice.

More collections

In the Eastern Alps only the Bernina Range is higher than the Ortler Alps. More pass roads, from the Timmelsjoch to the Col du Galibier, are gathered on the Alpine Passes page; ideas for the road are under Gifts for Road Cyclists, for high-alpine tours under Gifts for Mountaineers.

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